One of the hot spots for birdwatching in Central Greece is the rubbish dumb of Kalambaka just next to the meteora rocks. At my last visit I saw 9 Black kites, 1 Lesser spotted Eagle, 4 Black storks, 14 White storks and only 2 Egyptian Vultures. Especially for the last species the area used to be the largest colony in the Balkans but now it’s not sure if the still successfully breed there and how many pairs exist.

Next year the rubbish dumb is going to close and the waste is going to be buried and many of these birds will face a serious problem if the feeding place that was built many years ago won’t work…